Band removed due to erosion- but no symptoms typical of erosion

ebonymc
on 12/25/11 4:49 am

I too am very glad you made this post. I hope all will go good from here on. I am going through all of those symptoms right now. 5 days ago, I started feeling weak, shakey and had an upset stomach with diarrhea. I have a tight band, no restriction, palpatations when I lay down. thinking sinus problems too due to lightheadedness. I want to go to the ER . I had a birthday 4 days ago. now its X-Mas day and dont want to ruin the holidays. Diarrhea easing up, nausea is easing up untill I eat something. I too am having a delay after eating. that's when I feel yucky about 10 minutes later. feeling afraid to eat anything at times. I was banded 2 1/2 yrs ago. This feels like a stomach virus in a way. I too am afraid.

(deactivated member)
on 12/4/11 1:16 am - Califreakinfornia , CA

On December 4, 2011 at 8:32 AM Pacific Time, NanIAm wrote:

Thank you so very much for your post. I am in a very similar position in that I havent stayed in contact with my surgeon nir gave I been doing what do. Thus, my weight just maintains.
This Friday, I began to have severe nausea, extreme heartburn, coughing and severe vomiting of blood. I went to the emergency room yesterday morning and was given IV saline, chest xrays, and tons of blood work - eveything normal. Was told I have gastroenteritis with GERD. Vomiting has slowed due to naseau medication, but heartburn, coughing and nausea remain. The chest xrays they took showed nothing of concern to the er doctor, only that the band is "there."
Of course, all of this on a weekend!

Does this sound at all familiar to any of you? Of course, t he blood coming up is scaring me horribly.
Thanks for sharing your story and any help anybody can send my way.

Chest X-ray is useless, I was throwing up bloody mucosa and ended up in the hospital where they removed my slipped and eroded band. Did you go to an ER where a lap band surgeon was on staff ? You need an upper endoscopy and even those won't always show what the true picture is.

P goode
on 12/4/11 6:03 am - Arlington, TX

VSG on 05/11/16

insist on an upper gi. That will tell them if the band is still in place.. they can't tell anything from a regular xray..good luck!

Done! Your Ticker:

"Long ago in a galaxy far away"- WT-325. Lap band WT-287. Sleeve WT- 220, SW- 215, CW-144

dls77
on 12/15/12 9:50 am

On December 4, 2011 at 2:03 PM Pacific Time, P goode wrote:

insist on an upper gi. That will tell them if the band is still in place.. they can't tell anything from a regular xray..good luck!

I had an upper GI with barium including small bowel series. It was completely unremarkable and I have a totally eroded band. You can see the picture in the Lap-Band forum. My gastroenterologist did an endoscopy and he is the one that found it. The thread title is "Endoscopy with a side of lemon"

pineview01
on 12/26/12 10:18 am - Davison, MI

Lap Band on 02/25/09

Thank You for sharing. Really makes me happy mine is out and I can stop worrying about this.

BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.

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